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burnable

/ˈbɜːnəbəl/BUR-nuh-buhl
/ˈbɝnəbəl/BUR-nuh-buhl

Meaningthat can be set on fire

Common meaning: able to be burned

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishbernan‘also byrnan, to burn’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishbernensource
  3. Englishburn‘to be on fire’
  4. Englishformed in English from burnburnable‘able to be burned’ · today

Sources & notes

Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: that can be set on fire. It can be inferred from any of: burn.

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from burn + -able (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).

Source words

  • bernan Old English · source word “to be on fire”

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